Campi Flegrei

Campi Flegrei is an appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine, based on Falanghina, Aglianico and Piedirosso. Regional bedrock: acid volcanic rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

9,412 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

18.97 × 18.07 km

Centre

40.8492° N, 14.1065° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Alicante, Ancellotta, Asprinio Bianco, Barbera, Biancolella, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coda Di Volpe Bianca, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Greco, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Olivella Nera, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Sciascinoso, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca

Other grapes

Caprettone, Catalanesca, S. Lunardo

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Min planting density

2,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Pozzuoli

Nearest city

6 km west of Pianura 57,821 people

To the sea

1.9 km

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), Long Island (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

0–353 m

Mean elevation

84 m

Mean slope

6.6° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 113,967 elevation cells of about 29 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Acid volcanic rocks95%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 6

• Bacoli
• Marano Di Napoli
• Monte Di Procida
• Pozzuoli
• Procida
• Quarto

Sources

EU register of geographical indications